I know the many prayers have been instrumental in keeping so many people out of harms way this year. Many, many homes and several lives have been lost, and so many are still in danger…especially in San Diego County. We are still trying to reach an uncle that lives in an evacuated area. I heard that the avocado crop was hurt by the fires… he has an avocado ranch in the area…so we’re waiting…and praying.
Our upcoming weekend plans include a trip to the pumpkin patch. The pumpkin patch that we were planning to go to was also destroyed by fire. I’ve gone there many times on school field trips with the children. In addition to pumpkins, it had a great little petting zoo, a hayride through a field of scarecrows and sunflowers, and a very friendly staff. E1 was using an orange pencil for homework last night…I’m saving that pencil.
Our cousin’s home, right down the road, was untouched.
I have an odd feeling…tough to describe…maybe guilt? I have only wind damage around here, while others have nothing left at all. I saw a touching report last night…a family returning home to their house that was leveled by the fire. Wrapped in a blanket, were family photos that the firefighters had quickly grabbed off of the wall before the fire completely destroyed the house. It was the only thing this family had left of their home.
I’ll be busy cleaning the yard for a few days…a bit of debris and tree limbs and an arbor full of grape vines torn to the ground…many, many roof shingles have been cleaned up already. I was relieved that for once, they were not from my roof. We had a new metal roof installed last fall…to withstand the wind and fire. It passed the wind test, and I hope it never needs to pass the fire test.
Totally off-topic, but an interesting tidbit…an odd cross-world connection…Just like when my Hubby and I both destroyed our cell phones within hours of each other …Hubby called today while I was in the Taco Bell drive-thru (I hadn’t been there for months!)He had just been to Taco Bell too! (not a regular occurrence for him either, he was at a different base than usual) Our selections were different. I had one chicken soft taco, and he had 10 soft tacos and 3 supreme tacos. He eats like a teenage boy.
*update 10/26 7pm* Uncle has been found...his home was spared, but fired charred everything around it.
*update #2, 10/27* It looks like the pumpkin patch is open for business...not the same as it was, but open. You can view photos of before and after here.
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Hubs eats like a teenage boy too! :)
We've been watching the news with heavy hearts. I'm glad your family is safe.
I once saw an interview with a woman who lived in an area in CA frequently evacuated for fires. She said she'd hung all her most precious photos on her stairway walls. She kept a laundry basket in the linen closet at the top of the stairs so when the evacuation call would come, she would take the basket & load those photos in it as she walked down the stairs and out of the house. I thought that was a brilliant idea. (that and keeping copies of those photos elsewhere).
I hope your uncle is OK. Pretty amazing job firefighters do. (And they are almost as cute as Soldiers, too.) The whole situation is so sad. I just want to say that I am so sorry that this happened, that you you had to go through this, that the pumpkin patch is gone, that people are losing so much of their possessions and their homes.
Here's a hug. Take care.
I'm glad you're safe and well, TripleE, and wish the same for your uncle.
That's SOME pumpkin in your photo, btw! Luv it!
I hope by now you have reached your uncle and that everything is fine.
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